2.6 - Yosemite California

Question 1

Yosemite Valley, California

Answer 1

Miwok ‘Ahwahnee Valley’ annual burns to promote forest growth.
1849 Golf Rush
1864 Public Park
1916 National Park
Gold rush era led to increase in migration

Question 2

Indigenous People (Global)

Answer 2

More than 370m indigenous around the world
46m in Americas
Rich diversity and culture
Face serious discrimination

Question 3

Indigenous People Are Threatened By

Answer 3

Mining, Oil extraction, Dam building, Logging.
Driven off their homelands and ending up in towns and cities
Poorer and less educated
Worse health

Question 4

Indigenous People Are Protected By

Answer 4

1995 - UN
2007 - Declaration on indigenous people rights

Question 5

Should Indigenous People Modernise

Answer 5

What do people want?
Should they continue to be traditional
Is learning in natural environment the best form of education

Question 6

North American Indigenous Demography

Answer 6

2% of the US population
78% live outside of tribal territories

Question 7

North American Indigenous Politics

Answer 7

Sovereign but subject to treaties and federal laws
Managed via Bureau of Indian Affairs

Question 8

North American Indigenous Socially

Answer 8

Indian Health Services
Looks after 2m people
Off reservation makes access difficult
Underfunded - Sterilisation and medical records are error-prone
Under-skilled and unqualified staff
Less than 5% have medical insurance - can’t access US health care.

Question 9

North American Indigenous Education

Answer 9

Performance is 10% below white population
5% attend native schools, with ‘native ways of knowing’

Question 10

Obama’s Generation Indigenous Initiative

Answer 10

Health, Education, Nutrition, Juvenile, Justice, Housing, Youth
Funding Opportunities
Invested in buildings and infrastructure